Wales local elections 2017

Elections were held in all 22 Welsh councils. The Conservatives win control of Monmouthshire as Labour loses Blaenau Gwent and Bridgend, but holds onto Cardiff. Plaid Cymru increases its majority in Gwynedd, but falls short of taking Camarthenshire.

How results are calculated and reported.

National councils scoreboard

National councils scoreboard
Party Councils Seats
CouncilsTotal Councils Change SeatsTotal Seats Change

Party Labour

 Councils Total7 Councils Change−3 Seats Total472 Seats Change−107

Party Independent

 Councils Total3 Councils Change+1 Seats Total322 Seats Change+13

Party Plaid Cymru

 Councils Total1 Councils Change- Seats Total202 Seats Change+33

Party Conservative

 Councils Total1 Councils Change+1 Seats Total184 Seats Change+80

Party Liberal Democrat

 Councils Total0 Councils Change- Seats Total62 Seats Change−11

Party Llais Gwynedd

 Councils Total0 Councils Change- Seats Total6 Seats Change−7

Party Green

 Councils Total0 Councils Change- Seats Total1 Seats Change+1

Party Liberal

 Councils Total0 Councils Change- Seats Total0 Seats Change-

Party Residents' Association

 Councils Total0 Councils Change- Seats Total0 Seats Change-

Party UKIP

 Councils Total0 Councils Change- Seats Total0 Seats Change−2

Party No Overall Control

 Councils Total10 Councils Change+1 Seats Total- Seats Change-
After 22 of 22 councils Seat change compared with

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Constituencies A-Z

Councils A-Z

  1. Anglesey
    NOC NO CHANGE
  2. Blaenau Gwent
    IND GAIN FROM LAB
  3. Bridgend
    LAB LOSE TO NOC
  4. Caerphilly
    LAB HOLD
  5. Cardiff
    LAB HOLD
  6. Carmarthenshire
    NOC NO CHANGE
  7. Ceredigion
    NOC NO CHANGE
  8. Conwy
    NOC NO CHANGE
  9. Denbighshire
    NOC NO CHANGE
  10. Flintshire
    NOC NO CHANGE
  11. Gwynedd
    PC HOLD
  12. Merthyr Tydfil
    IND GAIN FROM LAB
  13. Monmouthshire
    CON GAIN FROM NOC
  14. Neath Port Talbot
    LAB HOLD
  15. Newport
    LAB HOLD
  16. Pembrokeshire
    IND HOLD
  17. Powys
    IND LOSE TO NOC
  18. Rhondda Cynon Taf
    LAB HOLD
  19. Swansea
    LAB HOLD
  20. Torfaen
    LAB HOLD
  21. Vale of Glamorgan
    NOC NO CHANGE
  22. Wrexham
    NOC NO CHANGE

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What happened last time?

Most Welsh councils had their last elections in 2012. Labour made significant gains which meant that almost half of the councillors elected represented the party.

Anglesey's election was postponed for a year. In 2013, 14 of the 30 councillors elected there were independent and they proceeded to govern the island in coalition with Labour.

Can the Lib Dems make significant gains?

Benchmarks: Liberal Democrats

Prof Scully says the Liberal Democrats "suffered horrendous losses five years ago" and that they will be looking to make "some sort of significant gains", particularly in their areas of historic strength.

The party will be hoping to make gains in Cardiff, a council it ran until 2012 (albeit without a majority).  

The Lib Dems dropped to 72 councillors in 2012, so will be hoping to get over the 100-seat mark this time.

UKIP hopes to 'hold the balance of power'

Benchmarks: UKIP

UKIP went into this year's election with no councillors in any of Wales' 22 unitary authorities.

It has fielded 80 candidates and while that means it cannot hope to control any councils, the party says it hopes to hold the balance of power in some.

Surprises ahead in Blaenau Gwent?

Labour won 33 of the 42 seats in Blaenau Gwent in 2012.

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